Municipal Risk Reduction
Codes requiring installed air standpipe systems are a growing trend nationwide as cities look to keep pace with development, reduce risk, and maintain the highest level of public safety. As buildings become taller and wider, fire department budgets and manpower are most generally stressed to accommodate the vast response these buildings require. For those in position of leadership, this should be at the top of your list for municipal risk reduction. Don't wait for a tragedy to learn more.
Municipal Risk Reduction
Forward-thinking cities acknowledge the escalating height, size, and intricacy of modern structures. For those involved in municipal risk reduction as that relates to public safety, understanding that the Firefighter Air Replenishment system is emerging as an essential component in meeting these evolving demands is critical to public safety. These systems facilitate efficient and effective firefighting operations without further reliance on traditional manual support to provide firefighters with air resupply on the fireground. For citizens to be saved, firefighters must have the air to put water on the fire to perform search and rescue. Without air – there is no fight.
Impact on City Budgets
FARS do not impact city budgets because it becomes a construction cost if required by the fire code. Many fire chiefs will share that the system is a force multiplier because it removes the manual process of firefighter air resupply in large structures, ultimately saving the fire department budget, but most importantly, providing a safer fire attack for the firefighters and their citizens. It is worth a discussion with those who have studied the system and their budgets. Contact us to learn more.
Municipal and Community Risk Reduction
The Firefighter Air Coalition can help you understand the challenges firefighters and fire departments are facing in the protection of citizens and property in mid-rise and high-rise structures. Any firefight requires three things: firefighters, water and air. Without air, there can be no interior attack for search, rescue, extinguishment, overhaul and salvage. With an air standpipe system, air tanks can be refilled in minutes providing continuity in fireground operations. Contact us to learn more.
Nashville, TN FARS Code Adoption
In 2022, Nashville became the first city in Tennessee to adopt a code requiring Firefighter Air Replenishment Systems (FARS) in certain mid-rise and high-ruse structures where the delivery of air resupply to firefighters presents significant logistical challenges. The fire department and city leaders had the foresight to grasp what this system could mean for municipal risk reduction for their firefighters and the citizens they are sworn to protect.